While it might be a little unconventional to draw correlations between a movie about Barbie and the foster care community, I hope some of these reminders help each of us slow down to consider our…
We’ve had the privilege of asking a few questions to Anne Schallmoser, an Educational Liaison at the Children’s Home Association of Illinois, a foster care agency based in Peoria, IL. Anne is a seasoned expert…
When Sarah and Jonah got married, their conversations turned to when the “right time” was to become foster parents and biological parents. While they knew they wanted to be in a stable place for either,…
Anna Bernacki grew up in an adoptive home after being placed in foster care as an infant. As a teenager, she began to long for that special biological bond she felt would come from meeting…
My guest today experienced a childhood filled with painful circumstances, parents who struggled with drug addiction, and the death of his father at the age of seven.
My guest today is proof that awareness leads to action, and that a passion for supporting the foster care community can span generations. Once you become aware of the needs, have seen them firsthand, or…
Cordelia Cranshaw Skeete is a former foster youth, foster system advocate, coach, author, speaker, former Miss District of Columbia USA 2019, founder of Acts of Random Kindness (a nonprofit that provides resources to children and…
Have you ever had a friend or family member walking through the adoption process, and you feel unsure of what to say? Or maybe you said something you thought would be fine, but it wasn’t…